"veule" meaning in French

See veule in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /vøl/, /vœl/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-veule.wav Forms: veules [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain; possibly from a Vulgar Latin derivative of Latin volare or volvo; or, possibly from aveugle. Etymology templates: {{unc|fr}} Uncertain, {{der|fr|VL.|-}} Vulgar Latin, {{der|fr|la|volare}} Latin volare Head templates: {{fr-adj}} veule (plural veules)
  1. (literary) feeble Tags: literary Categories (topical): Personality Derived forms: aveulir, veulement, veulerie
    Sense id: en-veule-fr-adj-gTYidHFx Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        },
        {
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        {
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          "langcode": "fr",
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            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        {
          "word": "aveulir"
        },
        {
          "word": "veulement"
        },
        {
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          "ref": "1994, Yasmina Reza, ‘Art’:",
          "text": "Serge. Et ta présence veule, ta présence de spectateur veule et neutre, nous entraîne Marc et moi dans les pires excès.",
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        "(literary) feeble"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/vœl/"
    },
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    },
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    },
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      "homophone": "veulent (with /œ/)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "veule"
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    },
    {
      "word": "veulement"
    },
    {
      "word": "veulerie"
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  ],
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  "etymology_text": "Uncertain; possibly from a Vulgar Latin derivative of Latin volare or volvo; or, possibly from aveugle.",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "French terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "French terms with homophones",
        "French terms with quotations",
        "French terms with unknown etymologies",
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        "Pages with entries",
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        {
          "english": "Serge. And your feeble presence, your presence as a spineless and neutral spectator, has driven Marc and me to the worst excesses.",
          "ref": "1994, Yasmina Reza, ‘Art’:",
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        "(literary) feeble"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/vœl/"
    },
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "veulent (with /œ/)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "veule"
}

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